Adjustable brush and brush handle



Jan. 1, 1952d N) J. RAPT|S 2,581,141

ADJUSTABLE BRUSH AND BRUSH HANDLE Filed May 22, 1947 2 sf-IEETs-sI-IET 1Jan. 1, 1952 N, J, RAP-ns 2,581,141

ADJUSTABLE BRUSH AND BRUSH HANDLE Filed May 22, 1947 2 SHEETS-SHEET 256:3' .IIN ,MII 30 30 Patented `1an. 1, 1952 .UNITEDA STATES -f PATENTOFF-ICE t j A'2,581,141 l, v f

ADJUSTABLEv BRsH AND nntfrsnl HANDLE v1-nc1m1m...munis, camina.`l v lapplicati@ May 22, 1941, serial Np. 149,841-, A

L sclaims. (c1. 1'5-1-248) My invention vrelates to improvemei'its'A inadjustable brushes and brush handlesf'` t My invention relates moreparticularlyto an improved brush handle and brush of the typenormallyused for painting and is so constructed that practically universalangular adjustment of the brush on the handle may be obtained, thusfacilitating painting operations in inaccessible or inconvenientlocations where it is notpractical to use a paint brush having astraight handle.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an improvedbrush and brush handle so arranged that universal angular' adjustmentmay be obtained between the handle andthe brush. Y Y

A further object of 'the'invention is to provide an improved brush andbrush "handle so'constructed that excessive paint which would normallyow to the handleV and upon the hands of the user, is received'in afountain or magazine in the end of the brush handle. Y

A further object of the' invention is to provide a brush handleconstruction of the type described with the fountain arrangement'previously mentioned, which is adapted tot various sizes of brusheswhich'may be removably fastened thereto, so that with the .same brushhandle avariety of sizesl of brushes may be' used.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction of thetype described which is comparatively simple and easy to-operate, yetsufficiently strong and sturdy so that lit may be used for a long timewithout becoming broken or out of order.

`ther objects and advantages will be more apparent from the followingdescription wherein reference is had to the accompanying two sheets ofdrawings, upon which t Fig. lis a front elevational Vview of a brushhandle and brush constructedinaccordancev with my invention, with thebrush and brush handle shown in dotted line in a changed angularposition;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the same, with a portion of thebrush holder and brush shown in dotted lines in diiferent angularpositions;

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view through the brush and brushholder taken generally on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the same parts taken generally onthe line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken generally on the line 5 5of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of one of the clamping elements whichI employ, and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side elevational view showing a brush of adifferent size tted to my improved brush handle.

In the embodiment of the invention which I haveillustrated'in"theldrawings, I provide a handle l0 which Amay'beoanysuitable or desirable'length.y For reachingupto corners and ceilingsand other similar Work, this handle isV normally three 4feet or longer,and for other ordinary work it may be aboutrsix inches long, dependingupon the size of the brushitowhich the handle is to be attached. Thehandle I0 may be 'provided at its upper end with arbracket member l2provided with a socket I4 into which the end of the handle is tted andsecured theretoibyV a rivet Ui.` The bracket member is further providedwith' an upright'leg portion I8 forminga slotvthroughthe top of thebracket to receivej'a clamp member 20 which may be held inpositiontherein by'mea-ns of a bolt 22 and thumb screw 24; j The clamp 20 isprovided with a band portion 26 which encircles a hollow' cylindricalvreservoir 28 to vwhich the paint brush 30 'is attachedr in a mannerwhich will be presently described; n y

The clamp'ZD, as previously mentioned, gis formed with the serrated'face28a tocooperate i with ridges upon the'inner faceof the bracket l2, sothat when thethumb screw is tightened, the clamp is rigidlyheld in axedjposition. However, if it is desired to-rotate theiclamp, reservoir28 and paint brush 30 about the, bolt 22, this canl be doney bylooseningthe 'thumb screw 24 suciently to permit" the turning ofthebrushto the desiredangular position where it can be rigidlyfastened again bytightening the thumb screw.` To secure angular adjustment of the brushand reservoir at right-angles Yto the plane of the bolt 22, this is alsoaccomplished by loosening the wing nut 24 and-then rotating thereservoir and brush in the band 26, which will normally have beenloosened so that this may be easily done. The reservoir Vand brush Aarethen held in a'xed--position'to which they'have been rotated byfastening the wing nut 24.

The reservoir 28, which may be in the form of a. hollow tube, isprovided adjacent its opposite ends with the threaded portions 32 and 34which receive the cap members 36 and 38 respectively. I provide thescrew members 40 and 42 axially of the cap members previously mentioned,extending outwardly from the same and adapted to carry knurled n-utmembers 44 and 46. The nut member 44 in the form of the invention shownin Figs. 1 and 3, carries a latch 48 which is adapted to lock over a pinmember 50 secured in the side of the paint brush frame 52. The paintbrush 30 has a. metallic frame 52 about its lower end, the frame havingthe passageways 54 and 56 therein normally extending through openings 58and 60 into the reservoir 28. The frame 52 is positioned on thereservoir and held by means of a pair of strap members 62 and 64attached to the sides of the reservoir 28 and 4 brush, said handlehaving a bracket at its end, a pivotaily mounted clamp member secured tosaid bracket, a reservoir connected to said clamp, a pair of openingsdnsaid reservoir, strap members secured tethA sides of sa reservoina frameenclosing the end oi said brush, passageways extending from said frame,slots in said strap members and pins on the frame of said paint brushadaptedftovbe `|received in said slots to connect from the brush,instead of drippingy or'rth'e Shan-v dle and hands of the user, will becollectedin the Y reservoir, also acting as -a unit about which thebrush may be rotated foi' angular positioning in vone plane, and theclamp between'th'e brush handle Yand reservoir acting Vvas theothermeans for angular adjustment of the paint 'brush in the other plane. g

In Fig. '7 I have shown aiargerbrusha secured to the strap members 62and 'E4 by means of the pins '56 and B8 and additionally locked inposition against removal by two latch members 48, the latch members inthis 'instance being connected to the ends of the caps 33 and 38 by 'theknurled nut members Mand 4B.

It will be apparent from the foregoing 'description thatI have provideda paint brush and handle construction whereby practically universalangular adjustment of the brush with relation to the handle canbeobtained. The provision of the reservoir previously mentioned, 'soarranged that it acts as a Ymeans for angular adjustment rotatably aboutthe same without destroying the adaptabilityof the reservoir for thereception of excess paint, is one of the specific features of thisinvention.

By the use of the latch members 48, it can be seen that various sizepaint brushes can be attached to the handle, so that with a plurality ofbrushes, only one handle Vi s required The improvements set forth in thepresent `ap plication are improvements over .the Yinvr-:ntion shown inmy previously .issued patents, No. 2,032,664, issued Maren .3, 1936,andNo. 2,273,283, issued March'31, '1942, `and are erpressly'adapted tosimplify both the operation and the construction of the adjustablevbrushes Vshown therein.

I contemplate that changes and modifications may be made in the exactdetails shown and; do not wish to limit vmyself in any particular;rather what I desire to secure and protect by Letters Patent Aoi theUnited States is:

1. The combination of a handle-anda paint said reservoir and paint brushtogether with A'said passageways extending into said openings.2.'The'corrxbinajton of a handle and a paint brush, said handle having abracket at its end, a 'pivtally mounted clamp member secured to saidbracket, a reservoirconnected to said clamp, `a pairoi openings insaidereservoirpstrap inembers secured tothe sidesof-saidreservoir;affaine enclosing the endlof saidbrush,passage\vaysfexf tending from said frame, slots Vin saidjstr'ap membersand pins on the `frame 'of said paint :brushadapted to Abefreeeived insaid-slotstoucon'- neet said reservoirand paint brush togetherfvvithsaid passageways extending Vintr'isedd opening anda latch memberconnected between ione `end of said reservoir rand the -frame `of `saidpaint brush.

3. A paint brush and handle combination 'corn-A prising a handle, 'abracket member secured :to the end of said handle, "a clamp vmember'rotate ably secured in saidbracket, said clampmeniber having a bandportion, ajhollow cylindrical reservoir positioned within said bandportion, "`a paint'brush having a 'metallic frame about ,its end, meanson said reservoir for connecting the frame of Vsaidpaintbrush thereto,said means :ircluding a latch member secured to one 'end of saidreservoir and a cooperating Ipin ion said frame, said paintbrush framehaving passageways projecting from the fend of 'the same and openings inthe side of said vreservciir to tele-'- scopically receive saidpassageways.

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